THE O TOWN ICE CREAM SHOP IN OPELIKA, ALABAMA CELEBRATED WITH OTHERS AS THEY CAME TOGETHER TO HONOR JAMES OWENS. IT'S BEEN 50 YEARS SINCE HE SIGNED TO PLAY AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY . JAMES OWENS WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN…
An Auburn man died in a motorcycle wreck Saturday night. The crash happened in the 400 block of Summertrees Dr. in Auburn around 8:45 p.m. 27-year-old Dalton Edwards left the roadway at a…
Lee County will hold a special election Tuesday, February 19, to renew property taxes that would benefit local schools and the Lee County Youth Development Center. City officials want to remind folks, these…
A dispute between neighbors in Barbour county leaves one person dead. It happened here on highway 131 between Eufaula and Bakerhill around 8:30 p.m. Saturday night. According to Eufaula police, a dispute…
Scattered showers start us off today, then variable cloudiness during the day. It could actually turn out to be quite nice this afternoon. Most of the area will start Tuesday on a dry note,…
An Auburn police officer was shot Friday afternoon after pulling over a man accused of an armed robbery. Around 5:30 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block of N. Dean Rd. for…
WLTZ FIRST WEATHER Meteorologists Miller Robson and Dana Barker took the Rockin’ Weather School to Career Day at Phenix City Intermediate School this morning. Miller and Dana talked to the 7th grade classes about…
We're in store for an active weather pattern through the latter part of next week. Our area will be pelted with several quick hitting systems that will keep rain chances in the forecast for…
A 15-year-old was arrested Thursday for bringing a gun to Auburn Junior High School. Friday, the school received reports of suspicious messages related to the student’s arrest. Rumors of retaliatory acts at school have circulated by, and through, personal…
A man who stole a U-Haul truck is in jail accused of leading Macon County Deputies and Tuskegee Officers on a dangerous high speed chase. The chase started Thursday afternoon when a driver behind the stolen truck called U-Haul…
Water will be turned off because of a water main break in an Opelika subdivision. It will be turned off until Friday evening for all of Rocky Brook Rd. from Etowah Ave. to Morris Ave. As well as the…
The Chambers County Drug Task Force raided a Valley, Alabama home. Last Thursday, a search warrant was executed at 205 Combs St. in Valley. Six people have been arrested. Melissa Huddleston, Hezekiah…
Milder weather is moving in and setting up shop for several days. If you're a fan of warm weather, start making plans. However, this mild spell does come at a price. Initially, the price is a mostly cloudy sky. …
After a very cold start, expect mostly sunny skies to help push daytime highs above normal today. As we get into the evening, a weak cold front to our north will help introduce moisture…
The coldest crop of weather will settle in under a mainly clear sky tonight. There may even be patches of frost to kick start Thursday. A vale of high clouds will dim the sun throughout Thursday (seems like we've…
The trial for the Tiger Transit driver whose accused of raping an 18-year-old Auburn University student begins at the end of February. Tony Patillo was arrested and indicted on felony charges for the…
We are in the wake of that cold front, so temperatures will moderate to seasonal today as high pressure and sunny skies take over. We will stay dry through Thursday before moisture reintroduces itself,…
A heavy squall line of storms that produced over 50mph wind gusts, and damage in some areas, is now gone. The cleanup from the storms will continue over the next couple of days, but at least the weather will…
The Boykin Community Center in Auburn is offering free tax preparation services. Impact America Alabama partnered with Auburn University to offer tax preps from now until April. It'll be at the Boykin community…
A low pressure system will send a cold front through our area today with heavy rain and a few thunderstorms embedded in it. There will be enough instability for a MARGINAL risk of severe…
After a chilly, rather cloudy weekend, somewhat milder weather made a return Monday. As the air flow continues out of the Gulf of Mexico tonight through Tuesday, we will stay with the mild weather. However, we will also…
